In a move that could easily be construed as selling judgeships for much-needed healthcare votes, the president has nominated the brother of a Democratic congressman who opposes Obamacare to a federal court of appeals.

While it's possible that this week's nomination of Utah law professor Scott Matheson to the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals is unrelated to the pending legislation, the timing certainly raises some questions. After all, the president lacks the votes to fulfill his contentious health reform legacy and could be resorting to desperate measures. 

On February 9, 2010, the Pompano Beach, Florida city commission granted the imam of the Islamic Center of South Florida (ICOSB), Hasan Sabri, the honor of giving the invocation at one of its bi-weekly commission meetings. Given the extremist history of the imam and his mosque, one can only look upon this as a tremendous embarrassment for the city and an ominous sign for the future of its citizens.

[This article, written by an Israeli citizen and translated, is an excellent example of someone on the outside being able to clearly see the forest for what it is, instead of his view being obscured by all the trees]

US is going through an emotional debate over the trial of five Al Qaeda leaders who plotted The 9/11. According USA Attorney General Eric Holder, on Friday 11/13/2009, the five defendants are supposed to face criminal charges in a New York civilian criminal court for their alleged involvement in committing The 9/11 (see - Holder's NY Decision).

The supporters of the decision claim that over 300 Islamic terrorists were indicted successfully, convicted and sentenced to long terms in prison - in most of the cases to life imprisonment. They include Ramzi Yousef, other 02/26/1993 WTC conspirators, the "shoe bomber" Richard Reid, Zacarias Moussaoui and many others.

The Daily Bell

Therefore, if Americans want a stable and prosperous economy, they want a free economy (that is, one based on the free market). If Americans want a free economy, they want "a free State", that being the only kind of political system that will support and defend the free market. And if Americans want "a free State", they want "[a] well regulated Militia" in every State. Moreover, for all of these reasons, the members of the Armed Forces - all of whom take an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution - should support "[a] well regulated Militia" in every State, too.